Message from the Health and Wellness Committee

Message from the Follow-up to Heart Heath Learning Event on hATTR – Amlyoidosis Health and Wellness Committee

Follow-up to Heart Heath Learning Event on hATTR – Amlyoidosis Follow-up to Heart Heath Learning Event on hATTR – Amlyoidosis

On May 25th, the DC Alpha Phi Alpha - Mu Lambda’s Health and Wellness Committee partnered with Black Health Matters (BHM) on the importance of knowing one’s family health history. Approximately four percent of African Americans carry a specific TTR gene mutation called Val122Ile,1 that puts them at increased risk for developing the disease. Since there are more than 40 million African Americans in this country, the number of people who may have the Val122Ile gene mutation is significant. BHM's partner, Alnylam, shares our belief in the importance of education to improve health disparities. We’re excited to be expanding our partnership together to educate atrisk communities about hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis – a rare, inherited, progressively debilitating, and often fatal disease that disproportionally impacts African Americans.

Our primary means of educating the community is through a series of virtual (ZOOM type) events hosted across the United States. For our May 25th event, we had over 75 people register and over 40 plus people attend our Zoom event. We had many great questions and were able to obtain a grant of $1,000 for hosting this public community event! Thank you all for your participation and support of the Mu Lambda Health and Wellness program! Respectfully, Bro. Barrington Ross (Chairman) Bro. Derrick A. Butts (Co-chair)

On May 25th, the DC Alpha Phi Alpha - Mu Lambda’s Health and Wellness Committee On May 25th, the DC Alpha Phi Alpha - Mu Lambda’s Health and Wellness Committee partnered with Black Health Matters (BHM) on the importance of knowing one’s family partnered with Black Health Matters (BHM) on the importance health history. of knowing one’s family health history. Approximately four percent of African Americans carry a specific TTR gene mutation Approximately four percent of African Americans carry a specific TTR gene mutation called Val122Ile,1 that puts them at increased risk for developing the disease. Since called Val122Ile,1 that puts them at increased risk for developing the disease. Since there are more than 40 million African Americans in this country, the number of people there are more than 40 million African Americans in this country, the number of people who may have the Val122Ile gene mutation is significant. who may have the Val122Ile gene mutation is significant.BHM's partner, Alnylam, shares our belief in the importance of education to improve BHM's partner, Alnylam, shares our belief in the importance of education to improve health disparities. We’re excited to be expanding our partnership together to educate athealth disparities. We’re excited to be expanding our partnership together to educate atrisk communities about hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis – a rare, inherited, risk communities about hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis – a rare, inherited, progressively debilitating, and often fatal disease that disproportionally impacts African progressively Americans. debilitating, and often fatal disease that disproportionally impacts African Americans. Our primary means of educating the community is through a series of virtual (ZOOM Our primary means of educating the community is through a serie type) events hosted across the United States. s of virtual (ZOOM type) events hosted across the United States. For our May 25th event, we had over 75 people register and over 40 plus people attend For our May 25th event, we had over 75 people register and over 40 plus people attendour Zoom event. We had many great questions and were able to obtain a grant of our Zoom event. We had many great questions and were able to obtain a grant of $1,000 for hosting this public community event! Thank you all for your participation and $1,000 for hosting this public community event! Thank you all f support of the Mu Lambda Health and Wellness program! or your participation and support of the Mu Lambda Health and Wellness program! Respectfully, Respectfully, Bro. Barrington Ross (Chairman) Bro. Barrington Ross (Chairman) Bro. Derrick A. Butts (Co-chair)

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